His Father's Son: A Novel Of New York (1895)
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ISBN10: 1436871247
ISBN13: 9781436871242
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 29 2008
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781436871242
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 29 2008
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
His Father's Son is a novel set in New York City in the late 19th century, written by American author Brander Matthews and published in 1895. The story follows the life of a young man named Paul Rayment, who is the son of a wealthy and influential businessman. Paul is expected to follow in his father's footsteps and become a successful businessman himself, but he has other aspirations.Paul is a talented artist and writer, and he dreams of pursuing a career in the arts. However, his father disapproves of his creative ambitions and insists that he focus on the family business. As Paul struggles to reconcile his own desires with his father's expectations, he becomes embroiled in a complex web of family secrets and scandals.The novel explores themes of class, ambition, and the tension between tradition and innovation in turn-of-the-century America. It also offers a vivid portrait of New York City during a time of rapid social and economic change.Overall, His Father's Son is a thought-provoking and engaging work of fiction that offers a compelling glimpse into the world of upper-class New York society at the turn of the 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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